American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,697 total reviews)
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89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,697 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
5.0
Jun 25, 2015

Great company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great culture, smart people, fantastic brand, high degree of work/life balance, no facetime, flexible working, customer comes first

Cons

Bureaucratic, sluggish when it comes to innovation, very conservative in decision-making, very hierarchical (esp, in US), compensation is low relative to peer comanies

4.0
Jun 23, 2015

Highly employee friendly organisation

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Give employees chance to develop in corporate world in all aspects

Cons

Financial satisfaction is below expectation level and hike is also less

3.0
Jun 23, 2015

Juniors get paid more than seniors

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good Work Life Balance Culture : Culture of company looks good but is laden with disparity among teams. Timings

Cons

Everything else Your two year junior will earn more than you.

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